The Forest Hills Central girls basketball team needed a strong second half to win its fourth straight game with a 45-37 victory at Northview on Tuesday.

The Rangers trailed 23-14 at halftime before outscoring the Wildcats 31-14 in the second half.

"We didn't stick to our game plan in the first half, either offensively or defensively, which made it pretty difficult," FHC coach Roxanne Gallert said. "We knew that (Mackenzie) Crawford and (Maggie) Tisdale would be their power and points, and we knew how we were supposed to defend, but we were not doing that.

"We also were not finishing our shots. We knew that whey would play us in one of their zones, and we were getting good shots, but we were not making them, which I am sure was frustrating for the girls."

The Rangers trailed 30-27 after three quarters before outscoring the Wildcats 18-7 in the fourth to win the game.

"In the second half, we stuck more to our game plan," Gallert said. "We took care of the ball one possession at a time. We also played better defense and boxed out after one shot on each defensive possession.

"We gradually decreased their lead one basket at a time for the second half of the third quarter and into the fourth.

"Our second half play was some of the best basketball I have seen from this group, and I am excited about overcoming our issues from the first half the way we did this early in the season."

Mya Udell led the Rangers with 16 points while Marti Corby added 15.

"Mya Udell had a great second half with her strong penetration to the basket and getting the ball to the open players," Gallert said. "Also, freshman Jessica Fuller hit some big outside shots down the stretch which helped us gradually get the lead."